Strand is a high-level symbolic language for

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, similar in syntax to

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. Artificial Intelligence Ltd were awarded the

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br>Award for Technical Innovation 1989
for Strand88. The language was created by computer scientists Ian Foster and Stephen Taylor.

Implementations

Felix Winkelmann's web site - StrandFelix Winkelmann's GitLab repository

Implementations

See also

Further reading